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Bruhud New York Seniors Celebrate

Diwali 2025 with Grand Cultural Event

OUR BUREAU about the opening of new Indian
community centers in Edison, NJ,
Queens, NY
Columbus, OH, and Boston, MA, to
ruhud New York Seniors, a better serve the Indian diaspora. He
non-profit socio-cultural or- also emphasized that the Consulate,
Bganization serving the great- in partnership with Team Aid, now
er New York City area since 2009, provides free assistance for the repa-
celebrated its annual Diwali event triation of remains for Indian pass-
at the Hindu Community Center in port holders.
Queens. The grand celebration was Mr. Bhandari highlighted In-
attended by over 700 guests from dia’s recent celebration of the 150th
across the tri-state area. birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh-
The evening began with a sump- bhai Patel, noting his pivotal role in
tuous dinner, bringing together uniting the nation. He praised Prime
members and guests in a spirit of fes- Minister Narendra Modi’s leader-
tivity and community. ship, citing India’s remarkable prog-
ress from the world’s tenth-largest
The event was graced by economy in 2014 to the fourth-larg-
est today.
Chief Guest Consul General During the program, three dis- • Captain Pratima B. Maldonado, tertainment by Swar Sarita and Indian
Binaya S. Pradhan, presided tinguished individuals were hon- the first South Asian female Cap- Idol singer Khuda Baksh, delighting
tain in the NYPD.
over by Mr. Prem Bhandari, ored for their outstanding service to • Mr. Atit J. Thakore, Patel Broth- the audience well past 11:00 p.m. The
the community:
program concluded with a parting gift
Chairman of Jaipur Foot USA. • Mr. Ashok Sancheti, President, Pi- ers Group. presented to all attendees as a token
And Deputy Consul General oneer Gems LLC. The evening featured vibrant en- of appreciation and festive goodwill.
Vishal J. Harsh.

In his remarks, Mr. Ajay S. Patel,
President of Bruhud, shared updates
on the organization’s humanitari-
an initiatives. Following last year’s
Diwali announcement, Bruhud suc-
cessfully organized a free artificial
limb fitment mega camp in Mahudi,
Gujarat, in January 2025, benefiting
over 500 individuals.
With the support of Jaipur Foot,
additional devices such as hearing
aids, wheelchairs, tricycles, and cal-
ipers were also distributed to those
in need.
Consul General Pradhan spoke

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